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Colorado. G. M. List (July 23): The cabbage looper is moderately abundant in 
the mountain-head-lettuce and -oea-growing. regions. The second brood is caus- 
ing considerable injury at this time. 
Minnesota. A. A. Granovsky (July 11): Tne cabbage looper is common. 
HARLEQUIN BUG ( Murgantia histrionica Kahn) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (July 20): The harlequin bug is very injurious on cabbage 
and other cucurbits in southern -Maryland. 
'./est Virginia. L. M. Peairs (July 21): I wish to call your particular attentio: 
to the harlequin bug which has not appeared on a '.Test Virginia report ior 
possibly 15 years. I have records of these insects in injurious numbers 
from the following counties: Cabell, Mason, Lincoln, vJyoniing, Pendleton, 
and Jefferson, all within the past v.eek or ten days. One rc-oort states that 
a few were seen in the Inte summer of 1931. It is probable that the mild 
winter permitted the late summer migrants. of 1931 ii survive in sufficient 
numbers to cause the infestation. 
North Carolina. '.7. A. Thomas (July 15): A large brood of adults, which emerged 
a few weeks ago at Chadbourn, have begun laying eggs heavily and in some 
cases the young nymphs are developing. Some. plots of collards in this vicin 
ity have already been com-oletely destroyed and many others have nothing 
left execot the small green bud. No parasitism has yet been observed. 
Georgia. 0. I. Snap-o (June 23): M. histrionica is abundant this year; ruined a 
field of collards at Byron. ' " N 
Kentucky. 'J. A. Price (July 26): Harlequin bugs have been reported doing damag 
at Brandenburg, Hodgenville, Owensboro, Barbourvillc, 3erea, Elizabethtown, 
and Clinton. 
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Alabama. J. M. Robinson (July 18): The, harlequin bug is moderately abundant on 
collards, turnips, and tomatoes at Auburn and Tuscaloosa. 
Colorado. G. H. List (July 23): The harlequin "bug is moderately 'abundant in 
southern Colorado. . . 
New Mexico. J. R. Ever (July 5): The harlequin bug is very abundant all over 
the State. ;.'•'. 
Texas. P. L. Thomas (July 16): The -harlequin bug is very injurious to cabbage 
in Castro County of the panhandle area. 
CABBAGE APHID ( Brevicoryne brassicae L. ) 
Minnesota. A. A. Granovsky (July 11): The cabbage aphid is very abundant and 
troublesome. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 20 to July 20): In western Nebraska, from Dawes 
Count-/ to Dundy County, cabbage, growers found their plants heavily attacked 
by the cabbage aphid and related soecics, during the middle of July. 
